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Post by Voxxkowalski on Feb 23, 2017 9:14:48 GMT -5
More than four is too much for an average family
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Post by RitaMarita on Feb 23, 2017 19:29:41 GMT -5
More than four is too much for an average family I was trying to make a little business out of it...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2017 14:30:02 GMT -5
Cannibal-chickens~ :-O I see that there's a lot to learn!
I think an enclosed chicken run that has the fence buried at least a foot into the ground can deter foxes, but I need to read more about it. I believe the Americanos lay blue eggs..? I've bought those blue eggs in the past-
Time to get some books on the subject-
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Feb 27, 2017 20:38:15 GMT -5
I had a 9ft metal cage enclosure with chicken wire over top and a fox still got in.
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Post by RitaMarita on Feb 27, 2017 22:00:04 GMT -5
Cannibal-chickens~ :-O I see that there's a lot to learn! I think an enclosed chicken run that has the fence buried at least a foot into the ground can deter foxes, but I need to read more about it. I believe the Americanos lay blue eggs..? I've bought those blue eggs in the past- Time to get some books on the subject- Try not to worry too much though! I am sure that if you do a little research that you will do just fine! Just be prepared that a few of the chicks might not survive, and trust everything in God's Hands.
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Post by RitaMarita on Feb 27, 2017 22:00:39 GMT -5
I had a 9ft metal cage enclosure with chicken wire over top and a fox still got in. Foxes do like to out-fox our cages...
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Feb 27, 2017 22:53:43 GMT -5
I cant stand it when I lose a hen. Its very depressing and guilt filled
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Post by RitaMarita on Feb 28, 2017 9:33:22 GMT -5
I cant stand it when I lose a hen. Its very depressing and guilt filled I remember that it TOTALLY devastated me when any of mine died... I eventually gave it up because I got too emotional about it, yet it did help me to mature a lot and learn to face death more easily in general.
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Post by Voxxkowalski on Feb 28, 2017 12:58:48 GMT -5
Thats me immature chicken man
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Post by jen51 on Feb 28, 2017 13:12:55 GMT -5
Cannibal-chickens~ :-O I see that there's a lot to learn! I think an enclosed chicken run that has the fence buried at least a foot into the ground can deter foxes, but I need to read more about it. I believe the Americanos lay blue eggs..? I've bought those blue eggs in the past- Time to get some books on the subject- I read an article once about how the phrase "pecking order" came to be. Not surprising it came from the hen house. Their is a heirarchy among the hens, apparently- Every one having it's place. The hen at the bottom of the pecking order is often seen with its tail feathers missing, or even worse, bloody with chunks of skin missing where the other hens peck it, sometimes to death. It's a brutal reality in the local barnyard. I experienced it regularly growing up. Hey, if you like different colored eggs, you should look into the old heritage breeds. Easter Egger eggs are among my favorite for color. They are pretty chickens, too.
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Post by jen51 on Feb 28, 2017 13:24:08 GMT -5
Speaking of hens pecking or "hen pecked", my husband was telling me a story with that phrase the other day that made me chuckle. When he first moved into this house as a bachelor some years ago, all 4 of our neighbors wives tried to hen peck him! The neighbor to the left came over shortly after he moved in and boldly stated that the hedge of bushes separating their two properties belonged to them. He had the yard surveyed and found out she was lying. Not long after that the neighbor to the right came over to inform him that his garage door needed to remain shut if he isn't in there because her cat might get locked in there. He told her it was probably best to keep her cat inside then, because he would be working in the garage a lot. The neighbor to the front came and let him know that "we keep this neighborhood looking nice around here, just so you know." And finally the neighbor to the back stored all of his yard equipment in his tree line that he intended to cut down. He said his wife said it had to be there because their yard had to be kept nice for the grandkids to play in. It took over a year and a court order to get all of that junk removed.
Women can be such old hens sometimes!
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Post by RitaMarita on Feb 28, 2017 19:11:58 GMT -5
Thats me immature chicken man ...Lots of laughter...
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Post by RitaMarita on Feb 28, 2017 19:13:16 GMT -5
Speaking of hens pecking or "hen pecked", my husband was telling me a story with that phrase the other day that made me chuckle. When he first moved into this house as a bachelor some years ago, all 4 of our neighbors wives tried to hen peck him! The neighbor to the left came over shortly after he moved in and boldly stated that the hedge of bushes separating their two properties belonged to them. He had the yard surveyed and found out she was lying. Not long after that the neighbor to the right came over to inform him that his garage door needed to remain shut if he isn't in there because her cat might get locked in there. He told her it was probably best to keep her cat inside then, because he would be working in the garage a lot. The neighbor to the front came and let him know that "we keep this neighborhood looking nice around here, just so you know." And finally the neighbor to the back stored all of his yard equipment in his tree line that he intended to cut down. He said his wife said it had to be there because their yard had to be kept nice for the grandkids to play in. It took over a year and a court order to get all of that junk removed. Women can be such old hens sometimes! Wow! Your poor husband! He was probably quite relieved when he married you and you could take all the neighborhood women instead of him!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2017 18:32:30 GMT -5
I had a 9ft metal cage enclosure with chicken wire over top and a fox still got in. If we bury the fence a foot or so into the ground, would it stop them? Or will they dig as much as a foot and a half -- or more -- to get in..?
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Post by RitaMarita on Mar 7, 2017 18:37:38 GMT -5
I had a 9ft metal cage enclosure with chicken wire over top and a fox still got in. If we bury the fence a foot or so into the ground, would it stop them? Or will they dig as much as a foot and a half -- or more -- to get in..? You should be fine as long as the wire is a thick and tight wire. Using 2x4 boards in the corners and stapling strong chicken-wire to that often helps. We have a chicken coop like that and have never had trouble with foxes in it.
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